Navigating Sustainability Trade-Offs in Global Beef Production

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Downscaling land‐use data to provide global 30″ estimates of five land‐use classes

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Precision animal feed formulation: An evolutionary multi-objective approach

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Silvopastoral management for lowering trade-offs between beef production and carbon storage in tropical dry woodlands

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The Global Environmental Benefits of Halving Avoidable Consumer Food Waste

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Opportunities for carbon sequestration from removing or intensifying pasture-based beef production

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Climate impacts of alternative beef production systems depend on the functional unit used: Weight or monetary value

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Pace of adoption of alternatives to animal-source foods is an important factor in reaching climate goals

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Impact assessment for just transition of protein production systems

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Balancing livestock production and environmental outcomes in northern Australia’s tropical savanna under global change

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Antibacterial Activity of Ocimum tenuiflorum against Drug Resistant Bacteria Isolated from Raw Beef

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Towards sustainable beef: The role of altruistic preference in the value chain transformation

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Reorienting agricultural practices on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau for internal–external sustainability benefits

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Improving the estimation of grazing pressure in tropical rangelands

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Implications of demographic policies on China’s food-related environmental footprints amid population ageing

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Assessing the net climate benefits of improved grazing intensity in global rangelands

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Sustainable production value vs self-oriented product value in driving organic beef consumption: a comparative analysis of China, the UK and Vietnam

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Advances and future needs for modelling sustainable and just food systems transformations

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Overcoming the impossibility of age-balanced harvest

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Is human activity driving climate change? Perspectives from Australian landholders

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Steer Growth Performance and Enteric Gas Flux Across Backgrounding Phases in the Western Great Plains

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State transition and volatility in China’s beef market: an MS-VAR analysis

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Spatial modeling of potential yields of cultivated forages in China and implications for livestock-grassland balance

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Data-Driven Strategic Sustainability Initiatives of Beef and Dairy Genetics Consortia: A Comprehensive Landscape Analysis of the US, Brazilian and European Cattle Industries

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The Genomic Landscape of Cattle: Domestication, Dispersal, and Adaptive Evolution

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Relational Infrastructures for Planetary Health: Network Governance and Inner Development in Brazil’s Traceable Beef Export System

Bergier, I. (2025) · Challenges · doi:10.3390/challe16040048 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Disaggregated Substitution Patterns Between Plant‐Based and Animal Meats: Evidence From U.S. Household Purchases

Nouve, Y., Zheng, Y., Zhao, S., Kaiser, H. M., & Dong, D. (2025) · Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy · doi:10.1002/aepp.70028 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

From chemical fingerprints to environmental footprints: Advancing feed production through near-infrared spectroscopyPreprint

Cairoli, M., Ottenbros, A. B., Teng, S. Y., Hanssen, S. V., Schoot, M., Kapper, C., Rosalie Van Zelm, F., Buydens, L. M. C., Huijbregts, M. A. J., & Jansen, J. J. (2024) · ChemRxiv · doi:10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-1dr51

The veterinarian’s role in reducing GHG emissions from beef and dairy production

Beal, C. M. (2024) · American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings · doi:10.21423/aabppro20238859

Pace of adoption of alternatives to animal-source foods and climate goalsPreprint

Hale, G. B., Onescu, V., & Bhangale, R. (2024) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-4682842/v1

Future protein foods: plant versus animal sources, nutrient release rates, and gateway products

Gidley, M. J. (2025) · Frontiers in Science · doi:10.3389/fsci.2025.1671189

Herbivore Dung Deposition Enhances the Decomposition of Fine Root Litter in a Tibetan Alpine Meadow

Li, Y., & Zhang, S. (2025) · Rangeland Ecology & Management · doi:10.1016/j.rama.2025.11.005

Meat, Eggs, and Functional Nutrients for Human Health

Youssef, I. M., Youssef, K. M., Abdellatif, M. M., & El-Hack, M. E. A. (2026) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-032-15798-0_6

Halving Greenhouse Gas Emissions from China’s Pork Supply Chain Under Food System Transformation

Lin, Z., Wang, X., Cheng, Z., Liang, J., & Fan, X. (2026) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su18052395

Embryonic upgrading in agri-food value chains: an analysis of small-scale environmental initiatives in the Mexican beef sector

Flores-Martínez, P. (2026) · Geoforum · doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2026.104573

Global reallocation of rainfed crops can boost production and reduce climate risk

Li, C., Hadjikakou, M., Deng, Z., Wang, Z., Shi, Z., & Bryan, B. A. (2026) · Nature Food · doi:10.1038/s43016-026-01365-6

Cultural embeddedness and heterogeneity in farmer responses to agricultural transition in the Irish beef suckler sector

Mannion, S. J., Ndlovu, N., McKeown, P. C., Styles, D., & Spillane, C. (2026) · Journal of Rural Studies · doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2026.104251

Evaluation of Sustainability of Cattle Farming Through Social, Economic, Ecological, and Technological Approaches In Sinjai Regency, South Sulawesi Province, IndonesiaPreprint

Suarda, A., Kamaluddin, A., Aldyan, R. A., & Tandra, H. (2026) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-9914905/v1

Sustainable intensification of Brazilian pastures reconciles food security with large-scale soil carbon sequestration

Maia, S. M. F., dos Santos, C. C., Greschuk, L. T., Cavalcante, M., Cherubin, M. R., Bayer, C., & Cerri, C. E. P. (2026) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.130346

Investigating the Effects of Beef Consumption, Trade Openness, and Cattle Population on Beef Production in North America

Susan, H., Silva, Y., Perera, N., Mendis, K., Jayathilaka, R., & Dabare, U. (2026) · Human Ecology · doi:10.1007/s10745-026-00712-2

Pathways toward sustainability in tropical silvopastoral systems: a multivariate assessment in southern Mexico

Figueroa, D., Galicia, L., Oteros‐Rozas, E., Ávila-Foucat, V. S., & Jiménez‐Ferrer, G. (2026) · Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · doi:10.3389/fsufs.2026.1883918

Chemical fingerprints enable environmental footprinting and optimization of feed procurement

Cairoli, M., Ottenbros, A. B., Teng, S. Y., Hanssen, S. V., Schoot, M., Kapper, C., Rosalie Van Zelm, F., Buydens, L. M. C., Huijbregts, M. A. J., & Jansen, J. J. (2026) · One Earth · doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2026.101774

Moderate grazing optimizes soil nutrient pool turnover in alpine grasslands via enhanced bacterial-driven processes

Zhang, Z., Kolb, S., & Jiao, Y. (2026) · Applied Soil Ecology · doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2026.107384

Household-level greenhouse gas emissions and economic performance on the Mongolia Plateau: Typology, trade-offs and scenario pathways

Wang, L., Xiao, J., Liu, X., Xu, H., Xu, Z., Wu, S. R., Zhang, Y., Lafortezza, R., & Shao, C. (2026) · Agricultural Systems · doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2026.104996

Optimizing pig manure management chain: environmental and economic co-benefits of integrated packages

Ma, Y., Luo, G., Hou, Y., Zeng, J., & Oenema, O. (2026) · Agricultural Systems · doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2026.105018

MOO-GAPS: A multi-objective optimization model for global animal production and sustainability

Castonguay, A. C., Polasky, S., Holden, M. H., Herrero, M., Chang, J., Mason-D’Croz, D., Godde, C., Lee, K., Bryan, B. A., Gerber, J., et al. (2023) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136440 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Global beef production: Trends, challenges, and opportunities for sustainable development

Caram, N., Sollenberger, L. E., Wallau, M., Adesogan, A. T., & Baethgen, W. (2026) · Agricultural & Environmental Letters · doi:10.1002/ael2.70086

BEEF SPECIES-RUMINANT NUTRITION CACTUS BEEF SYMPOSIUM: A role for beef cattle in sustainable U.S. food production1

Gleason, C. B., & White, R. R. (2019) · Journal of Animal Science · doi:10.1093/jas/skz173 · Cited by 13 · see citing works

Regional-scale trade-offs among beef production, emissions and land use impacts: A cattle diet composition perspective

Wang, R., Puillet, L., Pinsard, C., Lescoat, P., & Accatino, F. (2024) · Agricultural Systems · doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104048 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Improving animal productivity is essential for achieving sustainable livestock systems: insights from global production pathwaysPreprint

Caram, N., Sollenberger, L. E., Wallau, M., Adesogan, A. T., & Baethgen, W. (2026) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.6072746